I had three different potential column topics in mind earlier this week, and as I’ll sometimes do when I can’t “feel” on my own which one is the “next best column,” I bounced ’em off…
Posts tagged actor mind taffy
The Wine Bar
A couple of weeks ago, I joined some actor friends for a birthday celebration at a wine bar. It’s the kind of wine bar I had read about, but not yet visited, and I was…
Learning to Drive
Last week I spoke with a group of actors during a charity event put on by Life Through Art Foundation. One of the awesome actors there was a CD workshop devotee. She’d been to so…
Bullshit Excuses for Being Dropped by an Agent
What follows is an exchange that started on Facebook. I don’t always have the time to reply directly to actors who reach out to me outside of the preferred “Send me a question for a…
What If vs. What Is
Since much of what an actor does every day is centered around the “what if” of portraying a character, the balance between “what if” and “what is” is probably much more difficult to achieve than…
Your Hot Bod
Every now and then, I’ll receive an email from an actor asking whether I think he or she (usually she) should lose weight in order to have a better shot at success as an actor….
The Struggle
Back when I was an actor, I had the great privilege of taking acting classes from legendary actor/director Corey Allen. I’ve written about the experience before. It was life changing. One class, I recall Corey…
Why Didn’t I Get a Callback?
Hi Bonnie, I have been reading your column for some time now and I also am also a MySpace friend, however I never took the time to write to you and let you know how…
Why Are Headshots 8×10?
Dear Bonnie, I have pored over your articles from the past several years and I did not find anyone who had presented a question that I have been pondering for quite some time. Why has…